The words below share an unusual property. Can you determine what it is?

AMPLE

INCHES

ALTER

NUCLEAR

DEIFY

 

HINT:

The same change can be made to each word to get a new one.

 

Answer:

 

The first two letters of each word can be switched to make a new word:

 

AMPLE - MAPLE

INCHES - NICHES

ALTER - LATER

NUCLEAR - UNCLEAR

DEIFY - EDIFY